Manager Fundraising (Donor Relations) - Oxfam India (Apply by: 13 April 2014)

Job Title: MANAGER FUNDRAISING – DONOR RELATIONS

Organization: OXFAM INDIA

Reporting to: DIRECTOR FUNDRAISING

Location: DELHI

INTRODUCTION:

Oxfam International was founded in 1995 and today it is a confederation of 17 individual affiliates working together under the Oxfam International umbrella with over 3,000 partners in over a 100 countries with the aim of finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

The organization’s mission is a just world without poverty and its goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam is marking its 61st year in India this year. Oxfam India, a fully independent Indian organization (with Indian staff and an Indian Board) is a member of a global confederation of 17 Oxfams.

The Oxfams are rights-based organizations that fight poverty and injustice by linking grassroots programming (through partner NGOs) to local, national and global advocacy and policy-making. All of Oxfam’s work is framed by our commitment to five broad rights-based aims: the right to a sustainable livelihood, the right to basic social services, the right to life and security, the right to be heard and the right to equality: gender and diversity.

Oxfam India's vision is to create a more equal, just, and sustainable world. The overarching vision of Oxfam India is “right to life with dignity for all”. Oxfam India will fulfill its vision by empowering the poor and marginalized to demand their rights, engaging the non poor to become active and supportive citizens, advocating for an effective and accountable state and making markets work for poor and marginalized people.

Oxfam India aims to be a role model for promoting gender equality and diversity. It works in 7 focus states, which have been identified as the most lagging states, economically and socially. Oxfam India has a staff complement of around 179 people. Oxfam India works with around 130 partners to implement its strategy on ground to empower communities to demand their rights.

Oxfam India is an equal opportunities employer.

For more information on Oxfam, please visit their website: www.oxfamindia.org

REASON FOR HIRE:

Oxfam attaches great importance to an efficient and effective delivery of program and in diversifying its donor base. The Manager Fundraising – Donor Relations is a key position that will support the team members in India, in raising resources. This position would help Oxfam India convert one off donors to monthly donors and to retain and grow their value by relationship building and regular communication initiatives.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:


• Develop, manage and implement a fundraising retention & relationship strategy for donors in conjunction with the Director - Fundraising.
• Achieve agreed income goals to meet operational needs.
• Lead, manage & expand Oxfam India's Monthly Giving Programme
• Recruit, manage and motivate the fundraising agencies across various cities and train them to deliver efficient results
• Lead, Manage & expand the portfolio for high value donors.
• Undertake monitoring and evaluation of fundraising activities and achievements related to agreed targets and cost/ income ratio.
• Manage, build and motivate the fundraising agencies agreed targets and across various cities and train them to deliver efficient results.
• Develop & implement effective plans for donor servicing ensuring timely and efficient services.
• Develop a donor segmentation strategy & targeted communication based on the segments.
• Process management for donor retention - sending on time thank you packs welcome packs etc.

COMPETENCIES & SOFT SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work well and flexibly in hard-working, multi disciplinary teams based at different locations.
• Ability to work on own initiative, manage complex workloads and deliver outputs to agreed deadlines

CANDIDATE PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Must Haves:

• Minimum 5-7 years sales / fundraising experience with demonstrable track record in relationship building.
• Post Graduation Qualification
• Good knowledge of direct marketing.
• Innovative and strategic thinking with a hands-on approach.
• Result driven to reach ambitious growth.
• Analytical ability on database management.
• Ability to budget and to monitor income and expenditure.
• Understanding of different fundraising channels like DRTV, Face 2 Face, Telemarketing, Direct mail, online, etc.

Interested candidates can send in their CVs with three references with the subject line indicating ‘Manager Fundraising – Donor Relations’ at managerdonorrelations@gmail.com . Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted. Last date for application is 13th April, 2014.

1. All applications should be sent to managerdonorrelations@gmail.com.
2. All applicants to put “Ref. MANAGER FUNDRAISING – DONOR RELATIONS” as the subject line
3. All applications should have the covering letter and the CV as a single document, in a word format.
4. The deadline for receiving applications is 13 April 2014
5. Applications without the exact reference code will not be considered.
6. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
7. Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified